Doom Speed Demo Archive

The home of classic Doom speedrunning.
This site archives demos created for Doom and related games
(Heretic, Hexen, etc). Demos may be recorded using any source port,
although care should be taken to use the intended environment for each
WAD. Post your demos to the
Speed Demo Forum
on DoomWorld.

New? Check out the Intro for general rules and useful information.
Also see the Advice page for recommendations on how to improve
when starting out.

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Demo Categories & Types

The following categories and types are the most common and widely
recognized, but this archive will host any demo.

Category

File Code

Description

UV Speed

-

Exit as fast as possible on skill 4.

UV Max

-

Exit with all monsters dead (except lost souls) and all secrets collected on skill 4.

UV Tyson

t

Exit with all monsters dead (except lost souls) on skill 4, using only weapons 1 and 2 (fist, chainsaw, pistol).

UV Fast

f

Exit with all monsters dead (except lost souls) and all secrets collected on skill 4, using the -fast parameter.

UV Respawn

r

Exit with 100% Kills and all secrets collected on skill 4, using the -respawn parameter.

NM Speed

n

Exit as fast as possible on skill 5.

NM 100S

s

Exit with all secrets collected on skill 5.

UV Pacifist

p

Exit as fast as possible on skill 4, without hurting monsters either directly or indirectly (no barrels, crushers, telefrags).

Stroller

str

UV Pacifist, using the -turbo 50 parameter, without strafing.

NoMo

o

Exit as fast as possible, using the -nomonsters parameter.

NoMo 100S

os

Exit with all secrets collected, using the -nomonsters parameter.

Collector

col

Exit with all weapons picked up, using the -nomonsters parameter.

Other

Any nonstandard demo category / challenge.

Type

File Code

Description

TAS

x

Any category, using tool assistance.

Coop

c

Any category, with some friends.

Reality

reality

Any category, without taking damage.

Solo Net

sn

Any category, using the -solo-net parameter.

Turbo

tu

Any category, using the -turbo xyz parameter.

Recording & Playback

For demo recording and playback information, check the detailed
welcome thread
at the Speed Demo Forum. The majority of players prefer to use PRBoom+ to
record and play demos for vanilla, limit-removing, mbf, and boom formats.
(G)ZDoom is generally only used for (G)ZDoom-specific wads. Note that
PRBoom+ maintains backwards compatibility, but (G)ZDoom does not.
Always use the source port version that a (G)ZDoom demo was recorded on to
ensure proper playback.